Hair Hair Hair - Another question

I used ovation cell therapy for about 4-5 months and I really think that helped my hair get back to normal texture/thickness. I didn't use the shampoo and conditioner that they sell as a set after the first purchase. You can use the cell therapy with any shampoo and conditioner. I'm almost 16 months PFC and still having to work with curls, although not nearly as tight as the curls used to be.

Kathy

Jenlee, about a month after chemo ended, I had grown about an inch of hair.  I was feeling good so I tried to color it with what I had always used before BC, Clariol Natural Instints (washes out in 28).  The color turned out more orange then brownish red.  I couldn't stand it and didn't want to recolor or wait it out so I shaved it off.  I figured I could start new and the hair that grew back has been very healthy and the length is coming in pretty even.

I did go to a professional when I had a couple of new inches and paid the big bucks for her to do it right.  I still miss my long locks and have a feeling I will still wear my wig when I want to feel more feminine.  The short hair works, but it so isn't me :-(.

Jen, I shaved my head a few weeks after chemo ended. I had weird long hairs growing randomly. By shaving it, it grew out more evenly and neatly.

mccrimmon324 you look Fabulous!!!!    I love it!!!

MamaV that's funny we named our wigs the same name!  LOL  

Jadegirl I remember looking in the mirror wondering if my hair was ever going to grow back.     My last chemo was Oct. 27th 2011 and you can see by my picture that it's a slow process.   My hair normally grows very quickly,  but we have to remember our hair follicles were empty after chemo.   So not only does your follicles have to regenerate,  but then I read it takes 2 months to grow about 1/2 in of hair.    I am a very impatient person,  so it hasn't been good for me.   But after 5.5 months I finally have about an inch or so of hair on my head.    It came back all gray and white and it is very thick and very curly!   I had it colored about 3 weeks ago and I can already see some gray roots so I know it is growing.   LOL       It is too short to style yet,  and it's been difficult for me to get used to going to work and being out in public without my wig.   But each day becomes more comfortable.    It just takes time.   

My new hair was on the dry and dull side. I bought a moroccan argan oil conditioner at walgreens that has worked very well to bring out some shine. It smells great too.

I went clothes shopping yesterday and because of the short hair, I couldn't find anything that seemed to work.  I keep trying to tell myself that my short hair looks fine and I can do this.  I've even styled it a little, but so far I haven't reached the acceptance level yet.

I'm off to see about some new shirts today, but the wig is back on.  It's comfortable and looks good, I just wish I had more self confidence to rock the short hair :-(.

P.S.  I never had a confidence issue before BC.  Always wore what I wanted and did what felt right.

Hi -- Same here, I have 11 Taxols behind me and one to go, which means 13 weeks beyond A/C. I have about the same amt as Dechi, and I don't wear a wig any longer. I do wear scarves, but I don't feel the need to cover the whole head. It's a wonderful thing!!

My hair seems too frizzy. And it it at a weird legth, not short enough to be chic and smoot and not long enough to style. I look sill in a hat and I am frustrated. And when I come my hair straight like bangs I feel like Herman for " the munsters"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Munster

Charles, congrats on the hair and on the very nice-looking kid you got there. You are looking very spiffy.

As it is on the beach, I found it much easier for me, as a man, to go "topless" during chemo. Like I said before, a lot of people just thought I was trying to be hip.

Iago, When my wife and I moved to Washington, D.C. to work in the Senate, we used to joke that it was the tipping point and with our departure, the Wyoming Democrat lapsed on to the endangered species list.

Fortunately, we've returned and we're a breeding pair. Philip gets to vote this year. Annika's first election is in 2018.

Wow Charles...this is encouraging !!

Charles, You have a handsome son. You must be so proud of him. The two of you look great together.

I think most of us count from the time we finish all chemo. With dose dense taxol, my hair didn't start to grow back during treatment.

Thanks Tracie I dn't really see any day having hair as a bad day amymore lol.When it was supre short I still wore a lot of hats and headbands in it.  I actually had super fine wavy hair before chemo and now it is thicker so I am really enjoying it. The curls are annoying though, especialy when it is humid. I have been using morrocan oil to keep the frizzies down and I blow dry it every day. I have only trimmed it once in the year and a half since I finished chemo. I am starting to see split ends so I think I will have to get a trim. But overall I like it as full as I can get it.